Junk food TV ads to be banned pre-watershed in UK from October 2025 Online adverts for products high in fat, salt and sugar to be banned altogether and TV ads will air only after 9pm The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024
Diane Abbott says Tories paying ‘lip service’ to fighting racism after further Hester donation Party took £5m after Rishi Sunak condemned businessman for saying Abbott made you ‘want to hate all black women’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2024
Disgraced Tory donor Frank Hester gave party another £5m days before election was called Donation came after former PM condemned businessman’s reported remark that Diane Abbott made him ‘want to hate all Black women’ The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024
Keir Starmer urged to publish winter fuel payments impact assessment Rishi Sunak accuses Starmer of hiding assessment, while Downing Street will not say if one was carried out The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024
Keir Starmer milks his stock answer for all it’s worth: ‘£22bn black hole’ The Labour leader may not have the charisma, or the punchlines, but he has a secret weapon – sincerity The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024
Sadiq Khan received thousands of abusive messages after being re-elected mayor of London University research reveals shocking extent of social media attacks on UK politicians Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2024
PMQs sketch: Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak cultivate their differences over stalks of wheat Soon-to-depart Sunak presses PM over winter fuel payments, before Starmer heads to Washington for talks with soon-to-depart President Biden Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2024
Starmer refuses to rule out scrapping pensioner council tax discount after winter fuel axe The prime minister came under pressure at PMQs over his decision to means test the winter fuel payments worth up to £300, and then refused to guarantee other pensioner benefits The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024
Watch: Starmer faces Sunak at PMQs after MPs approve winter fuel payment cuts Watch as Sir Keir Starmer faced Rishi Sunak at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 11 September, following MPs’ approval of cuts to winter fuel payments. The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024
Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly jumps on Lime bike to race to TV interviews in London traffic Mr Cleverly was one of four contenders to get through on Tuesday to the third round of the contest to succeed Rishi Sunak as Tory leader Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2024
Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership contest Ex-work and pensions secretary becomes second casualty of contest, leaving four MPs vying to succeed Rishi Sunak The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024
4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Kemi Badenoch regains momentum in Tory leadership race as Mel Stride eliminated Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick tops the vote to replace Rishi Sunak with ex-home secretary James Cleverly in third The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024
Mel Stride knocked out of race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader Four remaining candidates will make their case to be leader at the party’s annual rally in Birmingham Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024 From Topjaw to your highness: Brixton-based TikToker hired to shoot Kate Middleton’s comeback video Topjaw director hired by royal family for cinematic Kate comeback video
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024 Boris Johnson ‘binned’ solution to prisons crisis as prime minister, claims Dominic Cummings Former Tory adviser says the problem in jails was predicted ‘years ago’ and was also ignored by ex-PMs Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024 Suella Braverman criticised over ‘pro-Palestinian mob’ comments in report she ordered herself The report came after Ms Braverman called on the watchdog to inspect police involvement
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024 Sunak and Braverman wrong to lambast Met over Palestine demos, report says HM Inspectorate of Constabulary report gives police largely clean bill of health on impartiality after accusations of bias
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024 Tory leadership contenders upset over 10-minute conference speech plan Some campaigns say contest’s handling is disgraceful after insiders reveal they may get only brief time on stage
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2024 Deluge of abuse sent on X to prominent UK politicians in election period Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer, Diane Abbott, Suella Braverman and Sadiq Khan received between them 85,000 abusive messages, study finds
The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2024 Cleverly wants people to ‘stop holding their nose’ when voting Conservative and aims to be party’s Reagan Former home secretary James Cleverly has revealed his biggest political inspiration - and it is not Margaret Thatcher
The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2024 Jenrick campaign denies ‘dirty tricks’ amid shock Stride success: Inside the Tory leadership election News analysis: Tory leadership elections are historically characterised by dirty tricks and vote fixing and the presence and continued success of Mel Stride in the contest has given rise to suspicion
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024 ‘On the verge of extinction’: Nadine Dorries ramps up war on Tory Party with new book Downfall The former culture secretary promises to pick up where her explosive last book The Plot left off
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024 Farage brands French PM Michel Barnier ‘EU fanatic’ as MPs to get vote on winter fuel payment - Politics live Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier became a bête noire for Brexiteers due to his tough negotiating style when Britain was leaving the bloc
The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2024 Want to know the problem, Tories? You’re … weird. And even your own tribe thinks so The Conservative leadership race reveals a party still banging the same old drums. Natural Tory voters are looking on askance, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams